Troy quarterback Corey Robinson, playing against Western Kentucky last season, is a first-team selection on this year's preseason All-Sun Belt Conference team. (Associated Press/Dave Martin)

TROY, Alabama -- The SEC will seek its sixth consecutive national championship this season. Troy also will be seeking a sixth straight crown in 2011. The Trojans have won or shared each of the past five Sun Belt Conference championships and are considered a strong contender for a sixth consecutive title.

In that five-season span, Troy has a 32-5 record in Sun Belt play. Last season, the Trojans shared the crown with Florida International. In 2009 and 2008, Troy won the title outright. The championship was shared in 2007 with Florida Atlantic and in 2006 with Middle Tennessee.

In the league's preseason poll, FIU was picked to win the 2011 championship. Troy was picked to finish second, just as it was a year ago.

This year's schedule has its challenges. After opening the season at Clemson and at Arkansas, Troy hosts Middle Tennessee, another title-contending team, to open the Sun Belt season. After a home non-conference game against UAB, the Trojans play Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe before meeting FIU in Miami in a game to be televised by ESPN2. Following a trip to the Naval Academy, Troy closes its league schedule against North Texas, FAU, Western Kentucky and Arkansas State. The final two games are both on the road.

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